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C48500 Brass vs. C14510 Copper

Both C48500 brass and C14510 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48500 brass and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 300
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants